MY CHILDHOOD
Mi Niñez
 This is a picture of me when I was 10 years old.
 This was the tree we always climbed after school!
 I was the kid on the playground who climbed trees
all afternoon.
 Remember
 Use when to refer to time.
 You can omit the relative clause if there is a
subject pronoun after the relative clause pronoun.
 You must use a relative clause pronoun if
a verb is used.
 Esta es una foto mía cuando yo tenía 10 años. /
¡Este es el árbol que nosotros siempre trepábamos
después del colegio! / Yo era el niño del jardín infantil
que siempre trepaba árboles toda la tarde.
 This is a picture of me and my friend. We are in
the park where we always played after school.
 Jimmy was my friend who always ran around
without any shoes on!
 We are playing with a truck that I got for
my 5th birthday.
 Use where to refer to places.
 Use who or that to refer to people.
 Use which or that to refer to things.
 Esta es una foto de mi amigo y yo. Estamos en el
parque en donde siempre jugábamos después del
colegio. / ¡Jimmy era mi amigo que siempre corría
sin zapatos! / Estamos jugando con un camión que
recibí en mi cumpleaños número 5.
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 A JOB POSTING
Aviso de Trabajo

Marketing Coordinator Rickshaw Engineering

Rickshaw Engineering Company is looking for a
hardworking and organized individual to join its
marketing team. Rickshaw Engineering offers a clean
and quiet work environment that provides a lot of
opportunity for creativity.
The ideal candidate is someone who has at least 5
years of experience in marketing and someone that
can adapt quickly to change. We are located outside
of town near a beautiful river where many of our
employees hold their team meetings.

 Coordinador de Márketing / Ingeniería Rickshaw / La empresa Ingeniería Rickshaw está buscando a una persona
organizada y trabajadora que se una a su equipo de márketing. Ingeniería Rickshaw ofrece un ambiente laboral
limpio y tranquilo que da mucha oportunidad a la creatividad. El candidato ideal es alguien que tenga al menos 5
años de experiencia en márketing y alguien que pueda adaptarsae rápidamente al cambio. Estamos ubicados fuera
de la ciudad, cerca de un lindo río en donde muchos de nuestros empleados realizan sus reuniones de equipo.

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Relative Clauses LANGUAGE BUILDER

Use relative clauses to describe or give more information about people, places, or things by combining
two short sentences into one long sentence.

Short sentence 1  Short sentence 2  Relative clause

He’s the new IT assistant. He has already helped He’s the new IT assistant who has
me with my computer. already helped me with my computer.

Different Relative Pronouns

Who/That Where That/Which When

Refers to people Refers to places Refers to things Refers to time

My neighbors are My neighborhood is This is a neighborhood That was the day

people who like to walk a place where people which is quiet and safe. when I moved to this
their dogs. are sociable. neighborhood.

She’s the woman that That is the store where This is the car that This is the time when
never cuts her grass. I worked in high school. my brother crashed. they leave for school.

 Remember
 The relative pronoun replaces the subject pronoun in the second sentence: He’s the guy. He always says 'hi'.
He’s the guy he who always says ‘hi’.

Omitting Relative Pronouns LANGUAGE BUILDER

Optional Relative Pronouns Obligatory Relative Pronouns

You can omit the relative pronoun if there is a subject You must use a relative pronoun if a verb is used.
pronoun after the relative pronoun.

He is the kid who I called the police about. He’s the kid who has a lot of parties.
He is the kid I called the police about. He’s the kid has a lot of parties.

They’re the neighbors that we like a lot. They’re the neighbors that don’t say ‘hi’.
They’re the neighbors we like a lot. They’re the neighbors don’t say ‘hi’.

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 Describe People VOCABULARY BUILDER

sociable easy going organized sense of humor intelligent

sociable fácil de tratar organizado sentido del humor inteligente

modest arrogant vain serious talkative

modesto arrogante vanidoso serio locuaz

 Remember
 Use the verb to have with sense of humor: They have a good sense of humor.

 Use the verb to be with all other adjectives: I am sociable; He is easy going; You are organized; etc.

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